Praça Alexandre Albuquerque is the main square of the capital city of
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Cape Verde
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. It is located in the southwestern part of the
Plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ...
, the historical city centre of Praia. Formerly known as ''Praça do Pelourinho'', it received its current name in 1876 in honour of the Portuguese colonial governor Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque.Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município da Praia Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 24-28Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 239-253 It is lined with several historical public buildings and townhouses, many of which date from the 19th century. The square is surrounded by Rua Patrice Lumumba,
Rua Serpa Pinto ''There is also Rua Serpa Pinto in the neighbourhood of Mártires in Lisbon, Portugal''
Rua Serpa Pinto (formerly ''Rua do Lencastre'') is a street in the Plateau, the historic centre of Praia, Santiago island, Cape Verde.